If it is even possible to do in FW, until they enable it - right now, the only way is to get some window tint film and place it over the display. Works fine, but I hope that it's adjustable in firmware. From what I understand, it will not be available in 1.9

I've been reading some of the earlier posts in the thread and a lot of people are talking about a getting a tech to come and install the 7232 in their house. Can I just go to a Verizon store and pick one up and install it myself. There is a local Verizon store right by my house and I picked up a 7100 series replacement when my old one wasn't working. Would they charge me for the 7232 or could I just swap it with my 7100 series HD DVR.

I had Fios about 5 years ago for 3 days. The PQ ws equal to Directv and channel surfing was much faster. However, their motorola DVR was terrible. With Directv I have 4 HD DVR's all with 380gb's of storage and the ability to add more space if I chose. Also, I can watch my shows in every room. Fast forward to today and I heard that FIOS had updated the DVR. It sounds great and probably is once all the bugs are worked out. Anyway, I called FIOS about getting service and was told that they will only give one multi-room DVR per account. I was told that you can only share out from the multiroon DVR. I believe that this DVR only has 180gb's of storage. If you want to record you have to go to this room and start the recording. Once I found this out I decided to keep what I had.

I was told that you can only share out from the multiroon DVR. I believe that this DVR only has 180gb's of storage. If you want to record you have to go to this room and start the recording. Once I found this out I decided to keep what I had.

Firmware 1.9 is gradually being released. It will support multiple DVRs, external eSTATA drives and have the ability to control DVR recording from non DVR set top boxes. DVRs with 500gb drives are now available.

This sounds great. One big question. Will all the HD DVR's be able to network. In other words will we be able to record on one DVR and watch it on another without the multiroon DVR? When will this all happen?

Firmware 1.9 is gradually being released. It will support multiple DVRs, external eSTATA drives and have the ability to control DVR recording from non DVR set top boxes. DVRs with 500gb drives are now available.

I had Fios about 5 years ago for 3 days. The PQ ws equal to Directv and channel surfing was much faster. However, their motorola DVR was terrible. With Directv I have 4 HD DVR's all with 380gb's of storage and the ability to add more space if I chose. Also, I can watch my shows in every room. Fast forward to today and I heard that FIOS had updated the DVR. It sounds great and probably is once all the bugs are worked out. Anyway, I called FIOS about getting service and was told that they will only give one multi-room DVR per account. I was told that you can only share out from the multiroon DVR. I believe that this DVR only has 180gb's of storage. If you want to record you have to go to this room and start the recording. Once I found this out I decided to keep what I had.

They give you one multi-room DVR but you can have multiple DVRs in the house. Right now, your one multi-room DVR is the master and you can only control recordings directly on it (but of course view them from any STB). However, with the new firmware set to hit the boxes, you can record and delete recordings from any other STB in the house. As for seeing all the recordings on any DVR, I'm not positive, but I thought I saw you will be able to do this as well. It doesn't make sense if you can without them all being, but I feel like I've seen in the other thread on FiOs that you can do that with the 1.9 upgrade. To my knowledge, there isn't any "special" about the box to make it a multiroom DVR, so maybe that explains why this is possible if it is indeed possible.

As for if you signed up now, you need to ask for and get the 7232 DVR which is the subject of this thread. It has 500 GB capacity. The latest upgrade to STB firmware allows for external expansion, but the upgrade is only now just being pushed out and it goes to select areas at a time so when your area would get it is still unknown, but it would likely be in the coming months as long as everything goes mostly well with the rollout.

Just got my 7232 and had some initial problems activating and moving over my my mrdvr feature but everyhing is wotking fine now. The tech said 1.9 should be rolling out to NY area in a few weeks and then will go down the coast. He seemed to indicate that multiple dvrs in the house will work better with 1.9.
And I can confirm they just had to activate the MRDVR feature remotely to have it working.

Picked up a 7232-2 at my local Vz store today and will return my 6416-2 tomorrow. Maybe it's me, but pq seemed a little softer and the facial tones were slightly off (however, I've only had it hooked up for an hour so far). I'm using component cables. Do you folks see any improvement via HDMI. Seems to be a lot of disagreement on other forums.

FYI there is a 90 day promo for EPIX ( ch895 hd) @ N/C. So, of course, if it's free it's me. End of 90 either cancel or subscribe. Obviously one of the packages has it included, but mine did not.

If you can record shows on any of the DVR's and then view them on any of the DVR's then I would be interested in trying out the service again. Currently I can record on any DVR and then view them the recording in any room.

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They give you one multi-room DVR but you can have multiple DVRs in the house. Right now, your one multi-room DVR is the master and you can only control recordings directly on it (but of course view them from any STB). However, with the new firmware set to hit the boxes, you can record and delete recordings from any other STB in the house. As for seeing all the recordings on any DVR, I'm not positive, but I thought I saw you will be able to do this as well. It doesn't make sense if you can without them all being, but I feel like I've seen in the other thread on FiOs that you can do that with the 1.9 upgrade. To my knowledge, there isn't any "special" about the box to make it a multiroom DVR, so maybe that explains why this is possible if it is indeed possible.

As for if you signed up now, you need to ask for and get the 7232 DVR which is the subject of this thread. It has 500 GB capacity. The latest upgrade to STB firmware allows for external expansion, but the upgrade is only now just being pushed out and it goes to select areas at a time so when your area would get it is still unknown, but it would likely be in the coming months as long as everything goes mostly well with the rollout.

I recently exchanged my dvr for the new 7232 and noticed that when I change from an SD channel to HD channel, I notice a split second green line appear, and white specks flash,now I know about handshake issues,but this never happened with my old dvr. When I exchanged the dvr I didn't take new cables that they offered me,I decided to stick with the hdmi cables from my previous box,is it possible that there is a difference between cables? Should I have taken new cables? or is the problem caused by something else? Connection problem?

Did you find the solution to this ?

When delivered, the dvr's setting for the SD Over ride is set to 480i. Change it to "off" and that should solve it. Menu>Settings> Video Settings> SD Override

Seriously - disagreement over analog component vs digital HDMI? Absolutely switch to HDMI. You'll likely need to make some changes to your TV picture settings to match the picture you currently have if that's what you want.

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Picked up a 7232-2 at my local Vz store today and will return my 6416-2 tomorrow. Maybe it's me, but pq seemed a little softer and the facial tones were slightly off (however, I've only had it hooked up for an hour so far). I'm using component cables. Do you folks see any improvement via HDMI. Seems to be a lot of disagreement on other forums.

Seriously - disagreement over analog component vs digital HDMI? Absolutely switch to HDMI. You'll likely need to make some changes to your TV picture settings to match the picture you currently have if that's what you want.

Yes, seriously. Keeping in mind this is 1080i, not 1080p. Earlier displays had a limited number of hdmi inputs so the component vs hdmi discussion does come up. Also, when my 6416 was installed, there were well known handshake issues via HDMI, so I was forced to go the component route.

Bit of a pain to change the wiring in my entertainment center, so when I got the 7232, I searched the topic. Many insist that there is absolutely no difference, quoting tech articles. I'll look for the forum/thread and post the link when I find it. Interesting reading.

BTW, I did get hdmi cables for the 2 new dvr's, so will install if it really is better.

They give you one multi-room DVR but you can have multiple DVRs in the house. Right now, your one multi-room DVR is the master and you can only control recordings directly on it (but of course view them from any STB). However, with the new firmware set to hit the boxes, you can record and delete recordings from any other STB in the house. As for seeing all the recordings on any DVR, I'm not positive, but I thought I saw you will be able to do this as well. It doesn't make sense if you can without them all being, but I feel like I've seen in the other thread on FiOs that you can do that with the 1.9 upgrade. To my knowledge, there isn't any "special" about the box to make it a multiroom DVR, so maybe that explains why this is possible if it is indeed possible.

As for if you signed up now, you need to ask for and get the 7232 DVR which is the subject of this thread. It has 500 GB capacity. The latest upgrade to STB firmware allows for external expansion, but the upgrade is only now just being pushed out and it goes to select areas at a time so when your area would get it is still unknown, but it would likely be in the coming months as long as everything goes mostly well with the rollout.

This is what I do, except I do it with my Android app. View from any room with multi-room DVR and schedule/delete with the app anytime. It will be nice though when 1.9 comes and I can schedule and delete from any room.

To my knowledge, Vz is the only company that insists on policies that reward those who spend less, for a shorter period of time, in favor of those who spend more for longer. Think airline, credit card, or numerous other reward programs. It runs counter to common business sense. It's an absolutely ludicrous marketing strategy and will likely result in the loss of my business.

I don't understand it either. I signed a two year contract and have spent on average $250 a month on services, paying every thing on time like I agreed. I got a letter in the mail a couple of months ago with the standard "Valued customer call for special deals as your two year contract is set to expire soon". I called and the best they could do was give me faster internet speed 25/25 instead of 20/5. Everything else remained the same except my package cost would increase another $20. It's not really a big deal because I like Verizon. I just wonder why the "special offer" marketing when there was nothing special about it. In the end, I ended up having to explain what "Meh" was to the representative because it wasn't on the script of possible customer responses.